Boards & Commissions

Planning Board

Mission Statement:

The Planning Board is responsible under state statute for preparing and adopting a Township Master Plan and for reviewing land use development within Bernards Township. The Planning Board is charged with reviewing subdivisions, site plans, planned development, conditional uses and certain variances. The Planning Board also reviews and recommends revisions to land use ordinances to the Township Committee.

Membership:

The Planning Board is made up of nine members and two alternate members. In
addition, the Planning Board retains its own staff and consultants annually
at its reorganization meeting.

Name

Membership

Term Expires

Barbara Kleinert

Class IV Member

12/31/2016

Jeffrey Plaza

Class IV Member - Chairman

12/31/2016

Jodi Alper

Class IV Member - Vice Chair

12/31/2016

John Malay

Class III Member - Mayor

12/31/2015

Kippy Piedici

Class IV Member

12/31/2017

Leon Harris

Class IV Member - Alternate #2

12/31/2016

Louis Carlucci

Class IV Member

12/31/2017

Mary Pavlini

Class II Member - Sewerage Authority

12/31/2015

Paula Axt

Class IV Member - Alternate #1

12/31/2015

Peter Hagen

Class IV Member

12/31/2018

Randy Santoro

Class I Member - TC Representative

12/31/2015

Meeting Schedule:

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the Planning Board of the Township of Bernards
will meet to discuss or act upon public business at 7:30 p.m. on each of the dates set
forth below at the Municipal Building, Collyer Lane, Basking Ridge, NJ:

08/04/2015 7:30 PM

08/18/2015 7:30 PM

09/08/2015 7:30 PM

10/06/2015 7:30 PM

10/20/2015 7:30 PM

11/03/2015 7:30 PM

11/17/2015 7:30 PM

12/08/2015 7:30 PM

12/22/2015 7:30 PM

Notice of revisions or additions to the above schedule will be posted and advertised as required by law.

Additional Facts About Your Board

Public Participation: Residents are welcome to attend
the public meetings of the Board and are invited to ask questions
and provide comments and statements regarding applications that
appear on the agenda. To review copies of applications for
development, please contact, Frances Florio, Planning Board Secretary,
at 908-204-3026, Monday thru Friday, 8:30AM to 4:30PM.

As of June 6, 2006, the Planning Board has adopted the following procedure.
There will be no new cases heard after 10:00 p.m. and no new witnesses
or testimony will be heard after 10:30 p.m.